Topline Russia may allow Ukraine to join the European Union if it pledges to stay out of NATO, the Financial Times reported Monday, as Ukrainian officials express openness to a neutrality pledge as pa...
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Biden Calls Putin ‘A Butcher’ After Pledging ‘Sacred Commitment’ To Defend NATO Members
Topline President Joe Biden on Saturday said Russian President Vladimir Putin was “a butcher” after visiting Ukrainian refugees in the Polish capital Warsaw, after assuring that the United State...
Dow ends 350 points higher as Biden touts NATO response to Russia-Ukraine war, Fed speakers
U.S. stocks closed higher Thursday afternoon, as world leaders met to respond to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and investors monitored remarks by Federal Reserve officials. Technology and communication...
Biden Meets With NATO Allies In Brussels
Follow real-time updates on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. US President Joe Biden walks with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg as he arrives for an … [+] extraordinary summit at NATO ...
Four U.S. Marines Killed In V-22 Osprey Crash During NATO Exercise In Norway
Topline Four U.S. Marines died after their V-22B Osprey aircraft crashed Friday during a NATO exercise in Norway, the Norwegian armed forces said on Saturday. The United States’ V-22 Osprey, a m...
NATO chief to Putin ‘stop this war immediately,’ calls for diplomacy
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speaks during a press conference ahead of the alliance’s Defence Ministers’ meeting at the NATO headquarters in Brussels on March 15, 2022. Kenzo Tr...
News And Information From Ukraine.
A residential building in Sviatoshynskyi district in Kyiv after shelling by Russian military forces … [+] on March 15, 2022 The State Emergency Service of Ukraine Dispatches from Ukraine, provid...
Leaders of NATO countries discuss plans to meet in Brussels next week, officials say
A view of a meeting of the North Atlantic Council (NAC) at the level of Foreign Ministers gather at the NATO Headquarters in Brussels, March 4, 2022. Olivier Douliery | Reuters The heads of state repr...
Poland’s MiG-29 Fighters May Not Be Of Much Help To Ukraine
Mig-29 fighters of Ukrainian Air Force on the a military airbase in Vasylkiv village, some 30km of … [+] Kiev. Ukraine, Wednesday, November 23, 2016. (Photo by Danil Shamkin/NurPhoto via Getty I...
How A Former Under Secretary Of Defense Is Advising Companies To Navigate Ukraine War Disruptions
WASHINGTON – APRIL 02: U.S. Under Secretary of Defense (Policy) Michele Flournoy testifies during a hearing before the House Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill April 2, 2009 in Washington,...
Ukraine war is spurring Finland, Sweden to consider joining NATO
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s brutal campaign to deter Ukrainian admission to NATO has inadvertently boosted the military alliance’s popularity among other prospective member states. ...
U.S. will defend NATO Baltic states against Russia, Blinken says
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivers remarks to U.S. Embassy staff at the Vilnius Rotuse in Vilnius, Lithuania March 7, 2022. Olivier Douliery | Reuters Secretary of State Anthony Blinken o...
How NATO Could Establish Humanitarian Air Corridors
The Berlin airlift brought supplies to a blockaded West Berlin Bettmann Archive As Moscow thrashes about in Ukraine, unable to unwind an increasingly disastrous invasion, the situation is bleak for Uk...
On SWIFT Sanctions, Biden And His Allies Walk A Tightrope Between Punishing Putin And Hurting Themselves
President Joe Biden and European allies are looking to punish Russian President Vladimir Putin for … [+] his invasion of Ukraine through harsh economic sanctions. Getty Images The SWIFT sanction...
Shaken Russian Army Conscripts Make Perfect Targets For Morale-Crushing Operations
The body of a Russian serviceman outside Kharkiv on February 26, 2022. AFP via Getty Images As the Russian military bogs down in Ukraine, low Army morale is becoming a serious problem. With Russian Ar...
Putin signs decree to prohibit leaving Russia with more than $10,000 in foreign currency
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday signed a decree that prohibits taking more than $10,000 worth of foreign currency in cash and “monetary instruments” out of Russia. The move comes in respon...
The NATO meeting- The Cryptonomist
As leaked yesterday, today the extraordinary summit of the NATO countries will meet at 9 AM (3:00 PM CET). Founded in 1949, the Brussels-based organization of the United States, Great Britain, France...
Time To Acknowledge Ukrainian Airspace Is As Dangerous As 1961 Berlin
A tourist looks at a poster showing the standoff of Soviet and American tanks at the former Allies’ … [+] checkpoint at Checkpoint Charlie in Berlin. AFP via Getty Images The tools are dif...
Ukraine Is Weaponizing Corporations Against Russia—Using Lawfare
Kyiv Territorial Defence unit train on a Saturday in a forest on January 22, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine. … [+] Across Ukraine thousands of civilians are participating in such groups to receive basic ...
Whether Russia Invades Or Not, Biden Has Handled The Ukraine Crisis Well
Russia’s campaign of intimidation against Ukraine and the West has reached a climax. Moscow will either invade within days, or the threat will recede—until the next time Vladimir Putin thinks there is...
Russia Deploys Hypersonic Missile To Baltic In Range Of NATO Capitols
RUSSIA – JULY 19, 2018: A Mikoyan MiG-31 supersonic interceptor aircraft with the Kh-47M2 Kinzhal … [+] air-launched ballistic missile during drills with the Tupolev Tu-22M3 supersonic str...
Pentagon Says Ukrainians Will ‘Suffer Immensely’ If Russia Invades
Topline Russia has now staged enough troops near Ukraine to devastate Ukrainian civilians and cause significant casualties if it chooses to invade, Pentagon officials said Friday, as Russia reportedly...
“Putin Created This Crisis, And Only Putin Can End It” — Military Expert
An Ukrainian serviceman patrols at the checkpoint in the village of Shyrokyne near Mariupol, the … [+] last large city in eastern Ukraine controlled by Kiev on April 26, 2021. – With weapo...
Will Turkey Seek Chinese Or Korean Fighters If F-16 Request Is Denied?
The Turkish Air Force is paying a heavy price for Ankara’s purchase of Russian S-400 air defense missile systems. It has missed out on the chance to acquire fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II stealth ...
Ukraine Hit By ‘Massive Cyber Attack’ As Russia Mobilizes Troops Near Border
Topline A “massive cyber attack” has taken multiple Ukrainian government websites offline and left messages warning the public to “prepare for the worst,” a foreign ministry spokesperson a...
A Russian Invasion Of Ukraine Would Have Profound Implications For International Energy Markets
TOPSHOT – A Ukrainian serviceman fires at Russia-backed separatists during night combat on the front … [+] line near Novolugansk in the Donetsk region on November 14, 2019. – Althoug...